People in Louth Seeking Assisted Living Solutions 'May as Well be Asking for a Unicorn’, says Louth TD - 24/04/2026

There is ‘nothing but emergency care’ for people with disabilities whose families are no longer able to look after them, Louth TD and Sinn Féin disability spokesperson Ruairí Ó Murchú has said. The Louth TD was speaking during a Disability Matters Committee hearing this morning that heard from a number of representatives of families who have children and adult children with disabilities and who outlined the huge difficulties there are in getting residential placements for them when parents are no longer able to care for them.Deputy Ó Murchú joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us some more about this, and also about the RTÉ Primetime programme which aired this week about the use of unregulated facilities for children in care. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.